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If you are new to naturopathic medicine, you may be happily surprised that your first visit will include a comprehensive assessment from head to toe as well as a brief physical exam.
WHY?
Because everything, including the organ systems of the body, works together. We are more than singular body parts with symptoms, we are more than the numbers on a test result. Because everything about us is connected, naturopathic doctors take an overall approach to help discover causes and to treat effectively.

Naturopathic Doctors are primary care physicians in Oregon and many other states.
Training includes 4-year medical education and clinical skills. Naturopathic doctors are required to pass rigorous state board exams and clinical evaluation in order to obtain licensure. The first two years are similar to conventional medical school, while the third and forth years focus on treatment methods and modalities including nutrition, botanical medicine, manipulation of the spine (known in the chiropractic world as “adjustment”), pharmaceutical medications (and the potential interactions) as well as minor surgery. While not always the first line of treatment, medications may be necessary long or short term and naturopathic doctors in Oregon have the authority to prescribe. However, emphasis is placed on treating and replenishing through many means including targeted modalities. The number one principal of treatment? First Do No Harm.

Dr. Sawhill is gifted and skilled in treatment of musculoskeletal injuries and pain. She is proficient in evaluation of the ‘soft tissue’ and ligamentous injuries that typically occur with motor vehicle accidents and falls. And it is not a ‘one size fits all’, for example, auto accident injuries are intricately linked to the physics of how the injury occurs, the anatomy of the human body, the particulars of what the person was doing upon impact as well as medical history. This is why some people can have severe pain and injury and others have no pain, even if they were in the same car! Many aspects of injury play a role in treatment, diagnosis and prognosis.

Dr. Sawhill is a prolotherapist, a technique that strengthens ligaments. Proliferative therapeutic injections along with the gentleActivator Technique, manual therapies, cold laser and individual instruction in functional rehabilitation exercises help bring bodies back into balance without force or pain (except the injections–they hurt but are worth it!)

Dr. Sawhill’s expertise in BioIdentical Hormones includes analysis of your general symptoms and goals as well as looking into the individual metabolic pathways to determine any imbalance in how your body processes the individual hormones. This assures safety, efficacy and precision of treatment for your unique biology.

Likewise, with chronic and familial issues, Dr. Sawhill approaches the individual symptoms, complaints, the test and imaging results in conjunction with the whole of who you are. Following her expert analysis, the treatment recommendations often address many issues, encompassing the entire person. She makes treatment plans as simplified as possible, coaching along the way, to help make it easy for you to participate in your complete naturopathic makeover! Her practice is open to men, women and children of all ages.

Thank you for helping me…

...I have followed the results of my food allergy testing am currently down 64 lbs.! :-) I feel so energetic...

2018-03-10T01:21:12+00:00

...I have followed the results of my food allergy testing am currently down 64 lbs.! :-) I feel so energetic and healthy. Thank you for taking time with me and for being a forward thinker. I appreciate your help in getting me back to a healthy lifestyle.... Sincerely, 64 lbs. lighter, S.S.

Reviving health!

Prolotherapy

I Thank Heaven for Prolotherapy!!! Dr. Sawhill, I have been fighting pain since the shoulder surgery and I just got...

2017-07-28T18:42:00+00:00

I Thank Heaven for Prolotherapy!!! Dr. Sawhill, I have been fighting pain since the shoulder surgery and I just got the injections two days ago and am 90% pain free. I am not having to use anti-inflammatory meds and no narcotics at all last night. I had a good night sleep and feel great. You can fill in the blanks, this therapy should be post op for all surgeries instead of massive narcotics and anti-inflammatory meds that tear up the stomach!! Thank you, you are a Godsend. Love you, R.S.

https://www.dandelionnaturopathic.com/testimonials/prolotherapy/

Kudos

Coming to Dr Sawhill for an adjustment is a delight. I love that she can not only 'fix' my back...

2017-07-28T18:43:38+00:00

Coming to Dr Sawhill for an adjustment is a delight. I love that she can not only 'fix' my back and neck stuff but does amazing things to all sorts of fiddly places in my body, like my hands, and feet. She even helped get my jaw back in "line" after a bunch of dental work. I feel very confident in her expertise and am glad to recommend her to anyone! S.T.

https://www.dandelionnaturopathic.com/testimonials/kudos/

Toe Pain

I have a couple of conditions in my left foot that are causing my second toe to pull apart and move over...

2017-07-28T18:44:03+00:00

I have a couple of conditions in my left foot that are causing my second toe to pull apart and move over towards my big toe. I went to a podiatrist to have it checked out because I was having severe pain that was shooting all the way up my leg. I was told that there was nothing to be done but, in time, I would probably need surgery as the toe would drift up and over my big toe. Shortly after that, I heard about prolo therapy and began a series of treatments with Dr. Sawhill. I began noticing improvement after just one round of injections. Now, after four rounds, I have no more pain and my toe is pulling back to its normal position. I have begun to dance and hike again. I highly recommend prolo therapy. The improvement in my foot has been phenomenal. Love, J.R,

https://www.dandelionnaturopathic.com/testimonials/toe-pain/

Amazing

Dr. Sawhill is amazing. Her treatments are working wonders for my back. I highly recommend any one to go see...

2017-07-28T18:44:16+00:00

Dr. Sawhill is amazing. Her treatments are working wonders for my back. I highly recommend any one to go see her. A.B.

https://www.dandelionnaturopathic.com/testimonials/amazing/

Satisfaction Survey

Dr. Sawhill and her staff are knowledgeable and willing to educate. Always professional. An oasis of calm. - Anonymous She...

2017-07-28T18:43:06+00:00

Dr. Sawhill and her staff are knowledgeable and willing to educate. Always professional. An oasis of calm. - Anonymous She is awesome - Anonymous